I still can't get over that McKeough died last year at 42 of a stroke; he of course co-founded Riot Fest and he owned the Cobra Lounge.
I still can't get over that McKeough died last year at 42 of a stroke; he of course co-founded Riot Fest and he owned the Cobra Lounge.
My wife and I will be here after spending a week in Chicago and I can't fucking wait. <3
Part two of the series I posted yesterday:
http://www.altpress.com/features/ent...park_interview
LESS THAN a week to go!
Who's down for a meet? Now is the the time to get serious aboot this. Thinking Thursday night and/or post show Friday. Who is in the area? We could use some help.
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I'm down to meet. Will be in town starting the 13th.
I would like meeting you guys at RF for sure. I couldn't do much before as I'm working up until Friday.
Or one over the weekend.
what will you guys be monitoring?
i think Webster Hall was announced on Trent's twitter and to the email list for those registered on nin.com.
am I correct? Anything else to monitor in addition?
how were Webster hall tickets bought? Ticketmaster/Live Nation at a specific time? Or via a link?
thanks in advance for your help. I can't wait for the show and I'd do most anything to see them in a small venue.
Heads up to anyone who has never attended a riot fest: It ALWAYS rains. and when it rains it gets MUDDY. wear shoes you don't mind getting ruined. Cellphone service also sucks, too!
After sitting through a hurricane my power is back on and my flight says on schedule for Thursday morning, so nothing should be stopping me from this!
For those who have been to Riot before, how hard should it be to get to the rail? The only morning set I'm committed to seeing is Saul -- should I have a good shot after him to still get there, or should I consider skipping out?
It didn't rain on us at all last year, and I went all three days. But I think we just got very lucky with the weather. Right now the forecast says Sunday will be rainy, but the other two days should be good... fingers crossed! Either way, I'm bringing ponchos.
I was debating the same thing today. I think I'm going to skip Saul altogether and go straight for the rail as soon as we get there. I think it's a very well-attended festival, and there will be lots of other diehards that get there early for the same reason.
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Are people seriously going to wait at the Riot stage (the stage where NIN plays) beginning as early as right after Saul?? I was thinking of watching Ministry and then maybe checking out New Order for a while at the Roots stage and then coming back like a half an hour before NIN takes the stage. Should I just camp out there the whole time between Ministry and NIN to ensure a good spot? I don't really care about being ON THE RAIL, I just want to get fairly close and have a good spot in the middle (not off to the side). Thoughts?
Yes, I am. I would like to be on the rail for this, if I can, but it won't kill me not to be. But to get a "good spot in the middle", I would not wait until 30 minutes before NIN set starts to try to find a good place... At the very least, I would recommend being in front of the Riot stage right after Ministry finishes there.
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I'm expecting overlap between Ministry and NIN fans on the rail which is going to make getting a spot far more challenging later in the day -- a lot of people planted for one will stick for the other. There were people camped out early in the day at Panorama and that was a far smaller crowd and festival. I got to the rail after being in GA for four acts and chatted and then bribed my way to the very front two acts before NIN, and no one was budging/leaving their post by then, so I can only imagine Riot will have far more hardcore fans and diehards.
I'm all for some of us as a group getting spots together as well -- it can be a lot easier keeping from being pushed off when you're around friends.
I'll just leave this stuff here ...
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicag...t?oid=30439063
https://www.spin.com/2017/05/jawbrea...k-down-teaser/
Good question. Where are the good record shops? I see a handful on west 18th st.
Something tells me you Chicago heads may want to cancel any appointments tomorrow...
I wonder if this is a hint at a record store live appearance? I hope it doesn't happen during the early part of the day while I'm on my way to Chicago.
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Any word on if a stream is happening?
Anyone think they're rehearsing? I'd guess UIC Pavilion if it's a full production rehearsal.
but maybe they've figured that part time it.
maybe there will be something special tomorrow night!
https://www.timeout.com/chicago/shop...res-in-chicago
could there possibly be a record store performance? I think Reckless is the big daddy with room to pull it off. See the link above.
IMPORTANT!
i talked to Reckless Records on Broadway. I asked him directly if NIN was coming tomorrow. He said the best he can tell me is to listen to Q101 tomorrow.
If they're planning something similar to what they did in NYC...Metro, Vic, and Aragon are open Thursday according to their respective calendars
One other thing of note: Concord Music Hall is hosting a series of after shows but Saturday is curiously open.